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'Instant gratification'? #1 (permalink) Sun Oct 17, 2010 16:22 pm   'Instant gratification'?
 

Hi,

Please have a look at the following conversation:

- OK, how do you like this shipped?
Standard ground takes 7 to 10 business days... or if you need it tomorrow, we can
overnight it for an extra 20 bucks.
- Well, I don't need it tomorrow.
- Well I'm a Supervisor here
I can knock it down to 15 for you.
- Well thanks. I'm tempted.
I'm so impatient.
- Hey for me, it's instant gratification.
- Alright... what the hell, ship it overnight.
- No problem.

What does the bold part mean?

Thank you very much.
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'Instant gratification'? #2 (permalink) Sun Oct 17, 2010 16:50 pm   'Instant gratification'?
 

Basically the supervisor is stating that he is also impatient, and would want the product instantly - he wouldn't be prepared to wait for it either, and would prefer to pay the extra.

The first sentence should be 'How would you like this shipped?' and there are far too many parts of the dialogue which begin with 'well'
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'Instant gratification'? #3 (permalink) Mon Oct 18, 2010 15:54 pm   'Instant gratification'?
 

Hi Beeesneees, thank you very much.

Well, I'm still not quite clear how 'instant gratification' can be understood that way...

By the way, what's the matter with 'do' instead of 'would'?
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'Instant gratification'? #4 (permalink) Mon Oct 18, 2010 20:04 pm   'Instant gratification'?
 

'How do you' is present tense. You need future tense.
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